More pundits are coming around to the fact that the Nexus One is nothing special. The latest from Jeff Bertolucci posted on Macworld:
“It’s a me-too smart phone, not one that’s going to turn the cell industry on its ear.”
Rather than admitting that Google has no power to change the world of smart phones, though, Bertolucci instead expresses hope that Google has something more up its sleeve: Ad-based calling plans.
That’s right, instead of paying full price for cell phone service, you can listen to ads every time you want to make a call.
WTF? Are you serious? Ads during my conversations?
I make it a point to use technology wherever I can to eliminate ads in my life. I never watch live TV. I use ad blockers in my browsers. I’m just dumbfounded that people are willing to sell their attention to the highest bidder, rather than pay a few dollars for the things they like to use.
If Google wants to be the king of all the cheapskate, attention-for-sale customers of the world, they’re more than welcome to it. I’ll stick with Apple’s approach of paying for the privilege of avoiding ads.
